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Knitted traffic cop reportedly stolen from Fillongley junction
The Fillongley installations went up October 13 after four months of prep, near a junction with eleven accidents in four years; the wool officer has reportedly vanished.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on The Weekend ShiftPublished
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- First reported by Good News Network: “Village Installs Knitted Traffic Cops to Slow Down Speeding Drivers”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 3:23 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte.
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- Good News NetworkVillage Installs Knitted Traffic Cops to Slow Down Speeding Drivers
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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIn Fillongley, Warwickshire, a Knit and Natter group made a life-sized knitted traffic cop with a knitted speed gun, and the parish councillor says drivers slow down for it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt also appears to have been stolen.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile a traffic light plan funded with up to two point six four six million pounds from HS2 money was under debate.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe junction has had eleven accidents in four years, and the fix that works is wool. Someone stole the evidence.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRex, a mascot grudge sounds tame next to a wanted knitted cop.
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